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Metaphors+Similes
hyperbole
Alliteration
onomatopoeia
personification
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What is a simile?
A simile is describing something using LIKE or AS.
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What is a hyperbole?
Hyperbole is a figure of speech that uses an exaggerated or extravagant statement to create a strong emotional response. As a figure of speech it is not intended to be taken literally. Hyperbole is frequently used for humour
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True or False. Is alliteration like tongue twisters?
TRUE
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Make up a sentence using onomatopoeia.
may vary
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What sentence does not use personification. A. The wind howled his mighty objection. B.The weather was hot. C.The moon winked at me through the clouds. D.The sun glared down at me .
Answer=B
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What is a metaphor?
A metaphor is comparing two things not using Like or AS.
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Give one example of a hyperbole.
~EXAMPLES~ it was so cold I saw polar bears wearing jackets. I am so hungry I could eat a horse. I had a ton of chores to do. If I can’t get a Smartphone, I will die.
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SECRET CHALLENGE:You have 30 seconds to make up your alliteration sentence.
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200
CHALLENGE QUESTION. WHAT IS FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE.
Figurative Language--language using figures of speech (a way of. saying one thing and meaning another); in other words, language that cannot be taken literally (or should not be taken literally only). Simile, metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, personification, apostrophe, are all forms of figurative language.
200
Find a object in the room. Make up a sentence using personification.
Answer could vary.
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Which is not a simile? A.Her jacket was as fluffy as a bunny. B.The sand was as yellow as the sun. C.It was as cold as Antarctica. D.The wind was loud.
The answer= A
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True or false. Hyperbole's compare things
False metaphors compare things.
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CHALLENGE QUESTION: Why do we use figurative language?
Figurative language is a device that authors use to aid readers in determining what is occurring in a written piece, such as through similes, metaphors or hyperboles. There are many types of figurative language, such as onomatopoeia and alliteration.
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Why do writers use onomatopoeia?
Using words like whoosh or plop (onomatopoeia) is helpful because when youre writing something you use vivid language to make it appeal to the five senses. when you use the word whoosh, the word itself sounds like the sound its describing. that way, the author can make the text realistic, almost audible, pictureable, tasteable, touchable, etc
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Make up a sentence using personification.
~EXAMPLES~ The thunder grumbled like an old man. The wind sang through the meadow. Popcorn jumped out of the pot.
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What sentence uses a metaphor. A.The sand was hot like the sun. B.My teacher is a dragon. C.The trees were skinny. D.Math is hard.
Answer=B
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Why do writes use hyperbole's?
Authors use hyperboles to show exaggeration or emphasis toward a specific thing or idea. It's not meant to be taken literally. It's just an expression.
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Why do writers use alliteration?
It helps sentences to flow easily and it also draws attention to the particular adjective used and/or the subject/verb involved.
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Which sentence does not use onomatopoeia. A. I knew we had finally left the city when I could hear the gentle moo of the cows in the field. B.Quack, quack went the ducks as we threw them our stale bread. C. Zip! My dress was fastened and I was finally ready for the wedding D.The cat sounded like a dog.
Answer=D
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What sentence uses personification? A. The star danced playfully in the moonlight. B.The trees were very tall. C. The sand was yellow. D. The clouds were fluffy
Answer=A
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Why do writers use metaphors and smiles?
Writers use similes to explain things, to express emotion, and to make their writing more vivid and entertaining. Discovering fresh similes to use in your own writing also means discovering new ways to look at your subjects. Metaphors also offer figurative comparisons, but these are implied rather than introduced by like or as. See if you can identify the implied comparisons in these two sentences
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True or False. Do hyperbole's exaggerate?
True. But they are not meant to be taken literally.
500
Make up a sentence using alliteration.
~EXAMPLES~ Peter piper picked a peck of picked peppers. She sells sea shells down by the sea shore.
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What is onomatopoeia?
Onomatopoeia is the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named also its the use of words that sounds like the things they describe
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What is personification?
The attribution of a personal nature characteristics to something non-human or the representation of an abstract quality human form.